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PDF to Image

Turn PDF pages into JPG or PNG images.

Files are processed entirely in your browser — they're never uploaded to a server.

Save PDF pages as JPG or PNG pictures

PDF to Image draws pages of a PDF as pictures and saves them as JPG or PNG files. Reach for it when a page has to travel as an image — a slide dropped into a chat, a flyer for a social post, or a page placed in an editor that won’t accept PDFs.

The pages are drawn by a PDF renderer running in your browser. The file isn’t uploaded, and the original PDF on your device is left unchanged.

How to convert PDF pages to images

  1. Add a PDF of up to 200 MB by clicking the upload area or dropping the file on it. Its page count appears once it has been read.
  2. Under Pages, keep All pages, or pick Selected pages and type the ones you want in “Pages to convert”, e.g. 1-3, 5, 8-.
  3. Choose an Image format: JPG for smaller files, PNG for crisp text and line art.
  4. Choose a Resolution: 72 DPI for a screen preview, 150 DPI (the default) for everyday use, or 300 DPI for printing.
  5. Click Convert to images. The button counts through the pages as they render, and the download starts after the last one.

The image files you get

  • One page: one image, named like report-page-4.jpg.
  • Several pages: one ZIP, report-images.zip, with padded numbers (report-page-03.png) so the files sort in order.
  • White paper: every page is drawn on a white background, so PNGs have no transparent areas.
  • Fixed JPG quality: JPGs are saved at 92% quality; there’s no setting to change it.
  • Pixel size: set by the page size and DPI — a US Letter page at 150 DPI comes out 1275 × 1650 pixels.

Reasons to turn a PDF into pictures

  • Chats and social posts: messaging apps and social sites show images in the conversation, whereas a PDF has to be downloaded and opened.
  • Slides and documents: insert one page of a report as a picture in a presentation or editor that can’t embed PDFs.
  • Printing services: send 300 DPI images to a print or photo service that only takes JPG or PNG.

Getting sharp, manageable images

  • Choose PNG for pages of text, charts or diagrams; JPG suits photo-heavy pages and gives smaller files.
  • A 300 DPI image has four times the pixels of a 150 DPI one, so save it for printing or zooming in.
  • Only need part of a page? Convert it, then cut out the area with the Image Cropper.
  • If the images are too heavy to send, shrink them with the Image Compressor.

PDF to Image: common questions

Can I convert just one page of a PDF to JPG?

Yes. Choose Selected pages and type its number. A single page downloads as an image file directly, with no ZIP to unpack.

Are there limits on file size or page count?

The PDF can be up to 200 MB, and up to 300 pages convert in one go; for longer files, work in batches with Selected pages. Very large pages, such as posters at 300 DPI, are drawn at a lower resolution to stay within browser limits (40 megapixels, 16,000 pixels per side), and the finished message says how many pages that affected.

Will the text in the images still be selectable?

No. Each image is a picture of the page, so its text can’t be selected, searched or edited. For editable text, use PDF to Word instead.

Can I turn the images back into a PDF later?

Yes. Add them to JPG to PDF, which takes JPG and PNG files and puts each one on its own page.

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. Pages are rendered on your device and saved straight from your browser. The only network requests are for the site’s own scripts, including the PDF renderer that loads when you add a file.